The elder sister killed the whole family, and came back to be beaten to death

Chapter 285 Rare

When Shen Tang heard that her elder brother and sister-in-law were coming, she couldn't wait to go see them. She looked at the princess, and the princess smiled and said, "Go."

Shen Tang was in a hurry, but he did not forget the etiquette. He bowed and then walked towards the second door in two steps.

From a distance, Xiao Huan and Princess Roujia were seen walking side by side. Xiao Huan was wearing a dark brocade robe, with an upright posture and dignified bearing. Princess Roujia was wearing a pink and purple dress with hydrangeas and butterflies embroidered on the hem, which made her look pretty and dignified.

Two people walked out from the sunshine, the man was handsome and the woman was pretty, like a pair of immortal lovers.

Seeing Shen Tang looking at them, Xiao Huan remained calm. Princess Roujia's cheeks turned redder with almost every step she took. What she couldn't stand the most was Shen Tang teasing her, but Shen Tang enjoyed teasing her.

Shen Tang went up to him and asked with a smile, "Why are you here, brother and sister-in-law?"

When Princess Roujia heard the word "sister-in-law", her ears turned red.

Xiao Huan smiled and said, "I came with your sister-in-law to thank you."

thank?

Shen Tang didn't react for a moment. She looked at Princess Roujia, who said, "Arrange an engagement for my eldest brother and Miss Zhao..."

Princess Roujia had wanted to come and thank Shen Tang for a long time, but unfortunately, something happened in the Jingyang Palace, and she had endured it for so many days. Only when the Fourth Master was promoted and the good news diluted the sadness did she dare to drag Xiao Huan to accompany her to the Jingyang Palace.

Princess Roujia took Shen Tang's arm and said, "If you hadn't asked Prince Jingyang to urge my eldest brother, and my mother hadn't rushed to propose marriage, my eldest brother might have had to rely on kidnapping if he wanted to marry Miss Zhao..."

She was able to marry Xiao Huan thanks to Shen Tang, and even her life was saved by Shen Tang. Her elder brother was able to marry the girl of his dreams, also thanks to Shen Tang.

Shen Tang is the benefactor of their Prince Duan's Mansion, and her father, mother and concubine all want to worship Shen Tang.

When mentioning this, Princess Roujia was a little angry. She was very familiar with Miss Zhao. She often invited Miss Zhao to her house to appreciate the flowers. They also went shopping together and went to the Jokhang Temple to burn incense. How could she not realize that her elder brother was interested in Miss Zhao?

As her elder brother's biological sister, she didn't even know who he liked. And because of her elder brother, Miss Zhao didn't even go to Prince Duan's mansion to attend her wedding banquet.

Princess Roujia whispered, "Why didn't you tell me first?"

Shen Tang laughed, "Telling you would delay it."

Princess Roujia exclaimed, "Ah!" "How could this be?"

Shen Tang smiled and said, "I discovered it by chance. I was afraid I might be wrong, so I paid extra attention at your and your elder brother's wedding banquet. I was sure that your elder brother was really interested in Miss Zhao. I was afraid that Miss Zhao would be promised to someone else, so I asked my husband to urge your elder brother to come and propose marriage as soon as possible. Fortunately, he arrived in time and didn't miss it."

Tell Princess Roujia that she will definitely tell Prince Duan and Princess Duan when she returns home. On the day when Lady Du came to ask for Zhao Li's hand in marriage for her son, Xiao Huan and Princess Roujia had not returned to Prince Duan's mansion yet.

Princess Roujia reacted and nodded repeatedly, "Thank goodness for you, my elder brother didn't miss Miss Zhao."

Although her mother used the pretext of kidnapping the bride to stop Lady Du from asking for Miss Zhao's hand in marriage, if it really came to that, her father and mother would definitely not allow her elder brother to really kidnap the bride.

The two of them walked forward talking and laughing, Xiao Huan followed behind. Fortunately, Xie Guimo came over after they had walked a few steps.

Xiao Huan and Princess Roujia are Shen Tang's elder brother and sister-in-law. Since it was their first visit after their marriage, they had to pay their respects to the elders. So he took them to see the princess. As for the old lady, he made her cough uncontrollably due to anger, so he helped her back to the house and did not disturb her to rest.

The princess had a very good relationship with Princess Duan. She had watched Princess Roujia grow up. When she saw her and Xiao Huan come in, the princess smiled widely, as if she was seeing her daughter and son-in-law.

Seeing them come in, the princess first gave the maid a few instructions, and the maid went back to the house to get something.

Xiao Huan and Princess Roujia came forward to pay their respects to the princess, who praised them highly. The maid brought back a brocade box and opened it. Inside the box was a jasper bracelet, which was crystal clear and looked very valuable.

The princess picked up the bracelet and extended her hand to Princess Roujia. Princess Roujia knew that this was a gift from the princess. She shook her head and refused it. She used to come to the Jingyang Palace often with her mother, so there was no need for a gift.

The princess laughed, "This is a gift for the eldest sister-in-law of the Crown Prince's wife's family, it's different."

The princess had prepared this gift long ago and was determined to give it to her.

Princess Roujia had no choice but to hand over her wrist with a blushing face.

She wore a mutton-fat jade bracelet on her wrist. When the princess put it on, the two jade bracelets made a crisp and pleasant sound when they collided, which was very pleasant to hear.

The one given by the princess is no less beautiful than the one worn on Princess Roujia's wrist.

The princess asked about the situation of the old Prince Ning and Princess Ning. Princess Roujia said, "Grandfather and grandmother are both well. They knew we were coming to the Jingyang Palace. Grandmother asked you to go to the Ning Palace when you have time to talk to her."

The princess said, "We didn't get to talk to each other alone last time we went to the wedding. Please give my regards to the old Princess Ning when you go back. I will bring the Crown Prince's Consort to pay her respects some other day."

Princess Roujia nodded in agreement.

After sitting with the princess for half a cup of tea, the four of them took their leave.

When passing by the garden, Shen Tang said to Xie Guimo and Xiao Huan, "Let's enjoy the flowers in the garden for a while. Please do as you please."

Xie Guimo and Xiao Huan were not interested in flowers and plants. Knowing that they had something private to say, they went back to the Chenxiangxuan study to play chess.

Shen Tang and Princess Roujia were admiring the flowers when they asked her, "Are you used to living in both Prince Ning's Mansion and Marquis Pingyuan's Mansion?"

Princess Roujia said, "Both grandmothers treat me very well, and I am used to living here."

Princess Roujia has been married to Xiao Huan for nearly half a month. She stayed in Prince Ning's Mansion for a few days, and then Xiao Huan accompanied Princess Roujia to the Pingyuan Marquis Mansion to pay respects to the old lady. She stayed in the Pingyuan Marquis Mansion for two days before returning to Prince Ning's Mansion.

Shen Tang was worried that Princess Roujia would not be able to adapt to the living situation.

It was indeed tiring to run back and forth, but fortunately the old lady was understanding and seldom asked them to go back often. She only asked them to go back for one or two days every two weeks. Princess Roujia knew that she should have married into the Pingyuan Marquis's Mansion. Xiao Huan had been missing for more than ten years and was finally found. She should indeed show more filial piety to him.

Shen Tang said, "Wait until my second brother recognizes his ancestors and returns to his roots, and then grandma will cherish him."

Rare...

These two words amused Princess Roujia.

She felt that there was no more appropriate word than this. As soon as she and Xiao Huan returned, she felt a strong sense of rarity.

On the day she and Xiao Huan got married, it had been confirmed that the demoted Third Young Master of the Lu family, the envoy of Qianzhou, was actually the Second Young Master Shen. The people sent there should have arrived at the border in the next two days, and the Second Young Master Shen would be back in Beijing in half a month at the most.

The Pingyuan Marquis Mansion, the Ning Wang Mansion and the Duan Wang Mansion are all looking forward to the early return of the Second Young Master Shen to Beijing, not to mention Shen Tang.

She still doesn't know what her second brother looks like.

She and her second brother were born as twins. She hopes that in the future she can give birth to two children at once, just like her mother.

Thinking of this, Shen Tang was stunned for a moment, and then his ears suddenly turned red.

She and Xie Guimo had agreed not to get pregnant for the time being, but she actually wanted to have two children at once...

If Xie Guimo knew this, he would definitely laugh at her.

Shen Tang accompanied Princess Roujia to appreciate the flowers for a while, then sat in the pavilion for a while and drank a cup of tea. When it was almost time, Xiao Huan also sent someone to look for them, so Shen Tang and Princess Roujia left the pavilion together.

As soon as they arrived at Chenxiangxuan, they saw Xie Guimo and Xiao Huan coming out. Shen Tang and Xie Guimo together sent Xiao Huan and Princess Roujia out of the house.

After sending them to the gate and watching them leave in the carriage, the two were about to turn around and return home when they heard the sound of horse hooves.

Xie Guimo and Shen Tang looked over and saw the prince coming back.

When meeting the prince, one must pay respects. Xie Guimo asked, "Is father back from the palace?"

The directions back to the palace and the military camp are different.

The prince glanced at Shen Tang and said, "Go to the study and wait for me."

Shen Tang, “…???”

Xie Guimo, “…???”

There is nothing that cannot be said at the door.

And it was obvious that my father was looking for Tang'er.

Xie Guimo glanced at Shen Tang, suppressed his doubts, and took Shen Tang to the study.

After waiting for a while, the prince came in. Xie Guimo asked, "Father, do you have something to ask Tang'er?"

The prince looked at Shen Tang, "Mo'er said you lived through a lifetime. Today, an urgent message arrived from Xuzhou and Changzhou, six hundred miles away. Do you know what happened?"

Shen Tang said, "There's been a severe drought in Changzhou, Xuzhou. We're urgently requesting the imperial court to allocate funds for disaster relief, six hundred miles away."

If it was a small matter, she might not know about it.

But how could Shen Tang not know about such a big thing?

The express delivery of six hundred miles had just been sent to the capital, and even Xie Guimo didn't know about it, but Shen Tang knew about it, so the prince had no choice but to believe it.

Xie Guimo said, "Isn't Father convinced now?"

The prince had nothing to say.

Shen Tang asked the prince, "Father, do you know, in the six hundred miles of express li, which one is more seriously affected, Xuzhou or Changzhou?"

The question was strange to both the prince and Xie Guimo. Xie Guimo asked, "Why do you ask that?"

Shen Tang did not answer, but looked at the prince. The prince said, "Xuzhou is in even worse shape. It hasn't rained for three months, and the people have trouble getting drinking water. Changzhou didn't go into detail, but the situation should be better."

But the two places are close to each other, so even if it is good, it will definitely not be much better.

really……

Shen Tang said, "Sure enough, there's a problem with rushing six hundred miles."

Xie Guimo asked, "What's the problem?"

Shen Tang said, "The drought is not severe in Xuzhou, but in Changzhou."

"In my previous life, Prince Yu and Prince Qi competed to send people to provide disaster relief. In the end, it was Marquis Yongcheng who went. Marquis Yongcheng went to Xuzhou to provide disaster relief. However, because he felt that the disaster in Changzhou was less severe, he did not go there himself and sent Young Master Qian instead. Young Master Qian embezzled the disaster relief funds, resulting in inadequate relief efforts and the death of many people due to starvation."

Marquis Yongcheng was the elder brother of Empress Xu and the uncle of Prince Yu.

Young Master Qian is the son-in-law of Marquis Yongcheng.

Young Master Qian was corrupt, and no one would believe Marquis Yongcheng's claim that he knew nothing about it.

Many people starved to death in Changzhou, and some people took the opportunity to incite the people and cause unrest. When the news was reported back to the capital, the emperor was furious and severely punished Marquis Yongcheng and took away his title.

Marquis Yongcheng was the uncle of Prince Yu. Prince Yu was originally being oppressed by Prince Qi and hoped to gain merit by providing disaster relief, but he failed to do so and ended up falling flat on his face.

Before this incident, Prince Yu still had the strength to compete with Prince Qi. However, after the disaster relief incident, Prince Yu's prestige in the court plummeted. After this incident, many court officials who had no fighting team felt that Prince Yu had no hope. Knowing that disaster relief was important and Prince Qi would definitely send people to keep an eye on it, he still dared to condone his uncle to embezzle disaster relief funds. Isn't this handing over the position of crown prince to him?

The King of Qi took the opportunity to win over many ministers who had been on the sidelines before and now sided with the King of Qi.

Prince Yu and Prince Qi have been fighting for so many years, and it has reached a life-and-death struggle. No matter which side sits in that position, they will not let the other off easily.

Prince Yu lost his power and was eager to make merit to win back the emperor's favor. However, he made more and more mistakes and was finally demoted from a prince to a county prince, and could no longer compete with Prince Qi.

At this point, Shen Tang looked at Xie Guimo, "It is very likely that Young Master Qian has already defected to King Qi."

Marquis Yongcheng took the blame for embezzling disaster relief funds, but the emperor did not do anything to Young Master Qian, and Marquis Yongcheng almost beat his son-in-law to death. Later, when Prince Qi took that position, he dealt with all the people close to Prince Yu, but the Qian family was safe and sound. Given the temperament of Prince Qi and Concubine Ye, it was impossible for them to let the Qian family off the hook just because Young Master Qian was beaten by Marquis Yongcheng.

That's why Shen Tang suspected that Young Master Qian had secretly defected to King Qi.

If Prince Yu ascended the throne, the status of Young Master Qian would surely rise because he was the son-in-law of Marquis Yongcheng. However, if Prince Qi ascended the throne in the end, the Qian family would also be in trouble. The Qian family secretly allied themselves with Prince Qi, and then no matter which side gained power, they would be invincible. In fact, the Qian family was not implicated in the end.

Since we have supported Prince Yu, we must let Prince Yu know about this and be on guard.

It's really hard to guard against when your own people dig a hole.

Xie Guimo said, "I will send someone to investigate this matter."

Shen Tang looked at the prince, "Since father asked, I will tell you what happened next. After the drought in Xuzhou and Changzhou, floods occurred less than three months later. That winter, there was heavy snow in the north, and many people froze to death. In the early spring of the next year, there was an earthquake in Xizhou..."

"Natural disasters and man-made disasters have caused the people to suffer. Dong Lie took advantage of the situation to stir up trouble, causing internal and external troubles."

Donglie caused trouble first, and Xiliang invaded later.

The imperial treasury was not rich to begin with, and a series of natural disasters had drained it all. How could Donglie and Xiliang, who were eyeing Da Qi, miss such a good opportunity?

Xie Guimo told the prince that there would be trouble at the border next year, but the prince didn't quite believe it. The weather in Da Qi had been good and the country was strong in recent years. Donglie and Xiliang would not gain any advantage if they caused trouble at this time, but it would make sense after a series of natural disasters consumed the country's strength.

Xuzhou and Changzhou are not ordinary states. They have fertile land and are known as the granary of Da Qi.

Although the imperial court would stockpile grain every year in preparation for emergencies, the droughts in these two states, coupled with subsequent natural disasters, meant that the granaries could not hold up.

Shen Tang told the prince and Xie Guimo that he hoped they could use the power in their hands to minimize the losses caused by the inevitable natural disasters.

In the previous life, Da Qi defeated Donglie and then Xiliang. Although they won, countless Da Qi men died on the battlefield.

Da Qi is not afraid of war, but if the court's losses are not so great, Donglie and Xiliang will not dare to provoke war easily.